Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4700MQ-$209 69,603 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU Socket - U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 101 2-Core 192 69% 122 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 491 54% 426 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Legend(17AA 221E) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	1.69% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 4.23 Parallax 6.69 0% 3.67 fps	MRender 6.81 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.83 5% 5.66 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.69% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 196 194 189 196 195 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 375 Write 351 Mixed 200 SusWrite 195 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 18.5 53% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 265 201% 269 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 105%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 918GB free Firmware: 2AR20002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 110 110 110 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 112 Write 72.4 Mixed 58 SusWrite 110 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 1x8GB 19,744 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 8.3 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 10.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 93.9 43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 32%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	5x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	5x

SSD
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $210Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	1x
hynix SC401 SATA 256GBSKBench 70%, 2,615 samples	1x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	1x

RAM
9905428-105.A00G 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 84 samples	1x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 44,908 samples	1x
16KTF1G64HZ-1G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 27%, 14,954 samples	1x

Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $419

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16